Events

Recall of Eon, Eon Mini and Brio Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) (Implantable Spinal Cord and Deep Brain Stimulators)

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by St Jude Medical Australia Pty Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2012-RN-00759-3
  • Event Risk Class
    Class I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-08-09
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2012-RN-00759-3
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Reports of heating at the ipg implantation site during charging of the spinal cord and deep brain stimulators. this is an update to the 'hazard alert' letter dated 05 january 2012 . in the updated letter, st. jude is providing updated occurrence rates, informing hospitals and treating clinicians of four instances of patient burns associated with charging the ipgs and additional patient management recommendations.
  • Action
    St Jude is providing information to implant / treating clinicians on how to manage the patients affected with this issue. For more information, please see http://www.tga.gov.au/safety/alerts-device-ipg-120924.htm

Device

Eon, Eon Mini and Brio Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) (Implantable Spinal Cord and Deep Brain ...
  • Model / Serial
    Eon, Eon Mini and Brio Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) (Implantable Spinal Cord and Deep Brain Stimulators)Eon Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG)Product Code 64-3716 ARTG Number: 127126Eon Mini IPGProduct Code: 65-3788 ARTG Number: 154912Brio IPGProduct code 65-6788 ARTG Number: 164510
  • Manufacturer
    St Jude Medical Australia Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

St Jude Medical Australia Pty Ltd
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Abbott Laboratories
  • Manufacturer comment
    “We are in constant communication with regulatory agencies and competent authorities worldwide which allows us to implement global recalls or in-country communication quickly and effectively,” Abbott, which now owns St. Jude Medical told ICIJ in a statement. In addition to sending global notices to physicians worldwide, we also make sure that product advisories are available online and classification of product recalls and product advisories are determined by global regulatory bodies which can impact the timing in any given country. MD companies follow varying regulations in different countries. In come countries software is not regulated so a recall in one country related to software would not be classified as a recall or field action in another. In addition, review cycles within the regulatory process can be different in each country which can impact communication and recall timing.
  • Source
    DHTGA